WELL DONE: Juan Mata has congratulated his former club for winning the Capital One Cup [GETTY]

Jose Mourinho's men beat London rivals Tottenham to the first major silverware of the season at Wembley thanks to goals from John Terry and Diego Costa.

And ex-Blue Mata, sold to Manchester United for £37.1m in 2014, has praised his former side for seeing off a plucky Spurs side.

The Spaniard wrote on his weekly blog: "I want to take this opportunity to congratulate Chelsea for winning the Capital One Cup final against Tottenham.

"I have many former team-mates and friends there and I'm happy for them.

“I have many former team-mates and friends there and I'm happy for them”

Juan Mata

"It was a close game but they were able to make the difference in key moments to win the game."

Mata also offered an insight into his off-the-pitch work by discussing a recent school visit with the Manchester United Foundation.

He wrote: "Today I want to say goodbye saying 'thanks' to all for the experience we lived last Monday at a school with the Manchester United Foundation.

"It was very gratifying to be there and see the work all these people do with the kids. To be honest, it was great fun to spend some time with the guys; however, the ones we really have to praise are those who give their time altruistically in order to build a more equitable society."